Things are still happening in Oak Park. It doesn't mean it's the end of all the problems, but yes, ... we can breathe a lot more easily.

I feel a bit more committed to wanting to let people know that's not OK.

People who are buying, selling, using drugs don't like it when people interfere with their opportunity to score drugs or make money.

Before we were leaving, I looked to the right and saw a broken bottle and realized it was a Molotov cocktail.

The aim of open government is to take advantage of the know-how and entrepreneurial spirit of those outside government institutions to work together with those inside government to solve problems.

Ask yourself whether the problem will matter in a year or two. If not, it may be a trivial issue unworthy of your concern.